bambooXZX's personal blog, mostly dedicated to song lyrics translation from Japanese to English.

Hsiao Hung-Jen – Fa Ke Zhe Ge Ren

Did this one a while ago. This is a bit different from my usual songs, but since I have it translated, I may as well post it here. I highly recommend this song, even if you don’t usually listen to Taiwanese pop.

Since I don’t translate Chinese nearly as often as Japanese, I didn’t include the accents for the pinyin. Also, for the one Taiwanese word that appears, I just romanized it by how it sounds.

This Guy, 法克 (His Name is F*ck)Hsiao Hung-Jen

“Hey, I wonder what 法克’s doing.”
“How would I know?”
“The test is tomorrow.”
“That’s his problem.
That guy just has to sleep 25 hours a day.”
“Hey, I still think we should call him.”
“Alright! Then call him!”

“Hello? Who is this?” “法克!
What are you doing?” “Nothing.”
“Are you studying?
The test is tomorrow, you know.
Hello? Hello? Hello?”

Sleeping without turning off the TV,
The comic book store coming again for payment,
You’re living like the main character of Super Radical Gag Family.
Spending the whole day watching American superhero movies,
Facing the mirror testing your “super strength,”
I think you really do believe in miracles.
Maybe you
Think of Batman, wearing his mask.
He defeats the Joker, drives off,
And gets the beautiful girl.
Or maybe you’re thinking about the hero in WoW,
Taking down the monsters and singing, “We are the world.”
But don’t you know?
Your life isn’t like CS.
How? – even if you die, you can respawn!
And your youth isn’t like the castle walls in Age of Empires.
You build and it falls, it falls and you rebuild – stop building for nothing and wake up!

法克 U Don’t groan, now.
法克 U Don’t give me that sloppiness.
法克 U Hey, don’t even think about hanging yourself!
法克 U You have friends, so don’t be afraid.
法克 U You’re still sleeping?
法克 U Don’t give me that sloppiness.
法克 U Hey, don’t even think about hanging yourself!
法克 U I know that
When we’re young, we need to take risks
So that we won’t have regrets when we’re older.
Before global warming hits us, there’s still time
For what I can do. That is my prediction.

法克 U Don’t groan, now.
法克 U Don’t give me that sloppiness.
法克 U Hey, don’t even think about hanging yourself!
法克 U You have friends, so don’t be afraid.
法克 U You’re still sleeping?
法克 U Don’t give me that sloppiness.
法克 U Hey, don’t even think about hanging yourself!
法克 U You know… I know…
When we’re young, we need to take risks
So that we won’t have regrets when we’re older.
Before global warming hits us,
There’s still time for what I can do.
That is my prediction.

“Hello?” “Hello?”
“This is 法克.” “Hey, 法克!”
“I know that you’re all concerned about me,
and that you’re really worried about my life.”
“Yeah.”
“It’s not that I’m not listening to you.
What I want to do…
I’ll figure that out for myself.
You guys don’t need to worry.”